Post by Delicious Meatball Sub on Feb 11, 2013 22:16:03 GMT -5

Every year, someone or something "ruins" Bonnaroo. MTV, DMB, Metallica, and Jay-Z have all ruined past Bonnaroos, who will ruin Bonnaroo 2013? Now accepting nominations.

Update: 2/22

The competition is really heating up this year. Now that we have had a few days to digest the lineup, I've updated the nominations. First, a bit of sad business, Fat Axl Rose was apparently unavailable to ruin Bonnaroo this year. Here's to hoping for complete destruction in 2014.

Now let's get to the new nominations:

"WHITE BOY" HIP HOP

The nomination of Macklemore has been updated to reflect his inclusion in the far more sinister "White Boy" Hippity-Hop Guild, whose members include Kendrick Lamar, ASAP Rocky, Killer Mike and everyone else on the lineup not named Nas. These nogoodnicks promise to ruin not only Bonnaroo, but hip-hop clubs all over Tennessee.

It is a pretty uninspired lineup, and VERY one dimensional for all the larger acts. Sure if you like [...], and white boy hip hop it is a pretty good lineup, if not it is subpar compared to most years.

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Also by white boy hip hop I mean acts that would play the Vandy Rites of Spring for instance but that I would never hear much of if I went out to a hip hop club here in town. Nas does not fit into that category and Wu Tang is almost the equivalent of classic hip hop these days, but other than that the rest of our rap acts do imo.

MUMFORD AND SONS

Tom Petty's nomination has also been withdrawn. Mumford and Sons will instead bring two plagues upon the House of Capps.

Plague #1 - Teeny-Boppers. Have you heard how many f*cking albums Mumford has sold? Why is Bonnaroo suddenly catering to this Top-40, non-"festival tested," garbage? It's a slippery slope, you guys. This time next year Bonnaroo will have been over run by teenagers who don't respect the Beatles and care only for Taylor Swift and One Direction.

The point of my original post was just pointing out how i feel as a veteran of Bonnaroo: that our/my demographic is being taken over by a younger crowd that doesn't get it. It's like for 7 years we had this badass orgy and everyone loved every minute of it and now the orgy is being taken over by nuns or people who never had an orgasm. instead of carnal rapture and animalistic hedonism we are holding hands and giving sensual massages. thats all i'm sayin'

Mumford and Sons are totes boring, you guys. They will have no longevity and don't "deserve" to headline Bonnaroo. They're just another batch of sweater wearing Portland transplants playing music that does not "rock," and has no live appeal. Or something. Bonnaroo is just gonna be one big unoriginal mustache havin' Fedora party this year. I could go on, but it would be like "talking to your average Fox News watching republican about Ron Paul... you aren't getting it because you have been so inundated with mediocrity."

My only objection about this year's lineup is all the Indie rock. I'm not saying you have poor taste for liking M&S, or PTM... but it is just so generic and blah. Don't get me wrong, they have some worthwhile songs... but what do they bring to a live show? what are you gaining by seeing them live as opposed to listening to their CD in your car? I'm not being an ahole here, i am genuinely wondering what the appeal is. At least the Avett Bros put on a show. The Bonnaroo lineup this year just seems like 7-8 Indie Bands that only differ by which way they part their hair or what color their fedora is.

I'm not bitching about it. I just can't help but feel like I am getting bumped out of my demographic by people who are ecstatic about this music and forsaking other bands that actually put on great shows and don't just stand there in a sweater gently strumming a mandolin. It is like talking to your average Fox News watching republican about Ron Paul... you aren't getting it because you have been so inundated with mediocrity. My 2cents

Not sure what 'tote hetty' means, but the difference between a band like MMJ and Mumford and Sons is longevity (among many other things).

I have a feeling this will be looked back on in 3-4 years like the Jack Johnson experiment.

"Indie Rock"

What's that you say? Indie Rock is a nebulous term that once referred to the distribution methodology of record labels but has now been rendered near meaningless from over use? Well, you might think that, but that is incorrect. "Indie Rock" in fact refers to all popular bands that aren't jambands. What's that? "Jambands" is also a fairly useless term? Go away.

It should also be pointed out that all "Indie Rock" sounds the same. Ever listen to the Lumineers, Passion Pit, St. Vincent, or the xx?? First, why did you do that? Those bands most certainly do not "bring the rock." But regardless, wasn't it basically the same? Same instrumentation, same vocal style, same audience demographic, same everything. My cousin did a study that proved 9 out of 10 people can't tell Passion Pit from the Lumineers. It's SCIENCE. Meanwhile, bands from the jamband genre are all beautiful and unique snowflakes and don't you forget it you close-minded little sh*t.

I mean like I give a shiz about Petty instead of Panic, hell I would prefer Petty. I just think that there are two bluegrass acts (and I am sure Sam and Del with play with Ed Helms??? as well), there is one world music act, one maybe two metal acts, and one contemporary non "indie" rock act, and the same generic edm we get every year. It is a pretty uninspired lineup, and VERY one dimensional for all the larger acts. Sure if you like trendy indie bands, [...] it is a pretty good lineup, if not it is subpar compared to most years.

Post by FuzzyWarbles on Feb 11, 2013 22:32:42 GMT -5

What you got back home, little sister, to play your fuzzy warbles on? I bet you got little save pitiful, portable picnic players. Come with uncle and hear all proper! Hear angel trumpets and devil trombones. You are invited.

Post by FuzzyWarbles on Feb 11, 2013 22:35:19 GMT -5

What you got back home, little sister, to play your fuzzy warbles on? I bet you got little save pitiful, portable picnic players. Come with uncle and hear all proper! Hear angel trumpets and devil trombones. You are invited.

Post by CPK on Feb 11, 2013 23:27:29 GMT -5

I dont see Bjork bringing a group of people that will ruin Roo. Bjork fans seem harmless i.e. me. It will be who ever attracts the most bros. We will have to wait til the lineup drops to answer this question though. Best guess right now is the crowd that comes solely for Mumford

Also, why did you list rappers and their reason as (rapper). Do all rappers bring the wrong crowd to Roo

Post by Delicious Meatball Sub on Feb 11, 2013 23:43:20 GMT -5

I dont see Bjork bringing a group of people that will ruin Roo. Bjork fans seem harmless i.e. me. It will be who ever attracts the most bros. We will have to wait til the lineup drops to answer this question though. Best guess right now is the crowd that comes solely for Mumford

Also, why did you list rappers and their reason as (rapper). Do all rappers bring the wrong crowd to Roo

Post by CPK on Feb 12, 2013 0:01:18 GMT -5

I dont see Bjork bringing a group of people that will ruin Roo. Bjork fans seem harmless i.e. me. It will be who ever attracts the most bros. We will have to wait til the lineup drops to answer this question though. Best guess right now is the crowd that comes solely for Mumford

Also, why did you list rappers and their reason as (rapper). Do all rappers bring the wrong crowd to Roo